Compare A Millwright ↔ B Maintenance Helper
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1 move · -$25,630 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Maintenance Helper: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
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Millwright to Maintenance Helper -$25,630 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89.
- Gates: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
Side by side
All Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers: Texas median $37,000, $25,630 less a year than all Millwrights ($62,630), every experience level.
Millwright: 82% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 times the share for Maintenance Helper (29%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +5.0% Texas, 300 openings a year
B +9.3% Texas, 1,810 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.7 / 5-0.53.2 / 5
- Protective gear-1.11Protective gear: A 4.23, B 3.12
- Cramped space-0.93Cramped space: A 4.09, B 3.16
- Kneeling or crawling-0.79Kneeling or crawling: A 3.45, B 2.66
- Bending or twisting-0.78Bending or twisting: A 3.91, B 3.13
- Hazardous equipment-0.77Hazardous equipment: A 4.5, B 3.73
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
License
A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
B No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 27%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 34%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Maintenance
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
To build: 0
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